Health Tip: Be Careful While Using Oxygen Therapy

(HealthDay News) -- While you're using at-home oxygen therapy, remember that you'll need to be very cautious around anything that has a flame or can ignite.

The ADAM Encyclopedia offers these safety suggestions:

  • Make sure there are working smoke detectors throughout your home, and keep a fire extinguisher handy.
  • Never smoke or allow smoking around the oxygen; stay a minimum of 6 feet from any smoker.
  • Keep the oxygen at least 6 feet from any fireplace, stove or electric appliance such as a hairdryer, electric toothbrush or razor, electric blanket, electric toy, space heater or electric baseboard heater.
  • Keep the oxygen as far away as possible from an oven or stove while cooking, and be very wary of grease splatters.
  • Keep the oxygen away from any flammable liquid.

    • Date Published: 2/28/2024 4:38:34 AM

    Related Articles

    Search Allergy Articles

    Check Your Pantry, Lay's Classic Potato Chips Recalled Due to Milk Allergy Risk

    Rare Red Meat Allergy Linked To More Tick Species

    Allergies Have You Stuffed Up? Nose Fungi May Be to Blame

    Seasonal Allergies Likely To Grow Worse Under Climate Change

    Are You Ruining Your Child's Chance To Avoid Food Allergies?

    ER Visits for Burns, Eye Issues Rose 8-Fold During Recent L.A. Fires

    Wildfire Smoke Flooded ERs With Asthma Cases

    Race-Neutral Formulas Improve Asthma Detection in Black Children

    App Helps Asthma Patients Track Symptoms

    Fast, Easy Nasal Swab Helps Diagnose Asthma Type in Kids

    Blood Test May Help Predict How Long Immunity Lasts

    Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?

    COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.

    CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient

    Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise